This time the Highlight of the month is Íslenskar þjóðsögur og ævintýri (Icelandic Folk Tales and Fairy Tales), compiled and published by Jón Árnason (1819–1888) in 1862–1864. The first volume has tales of elves, trolls, ghosts and other strange beings, and of magic, animals and natural phenomena. The second volume has myths, fairy tales, outlaw stories, superstitions, accounts of real events and comic tales. The books were an immediate success and played an important part in the Icelanders’ growing national feeling.
You can view the books on the website Bækur.is.
